Toy



Dec. 11,1928. 1,694,917

. H. G. HOSE TOY Filed Jan. 7, 1928 1 a; nun-mum Patented Dec. 11, 1928.

UNITED STATES HENRY GOWER nose or BROOKLYN, NEWYORK;

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. Application fi1ed.January 7,1928. Seria1 I\T o.I245,240;

upon said supports are thrown, the game consisting in throwing theringstoward the supports in such a manner as to effect lodgement uponthe same.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a simple andeasily operated toy or game of the character. described,

which shall be capable of economical'manufacture. Further objects andadvantages of the invention will be in part set forth in the followingspecification and in part. will be obvious therefrom without beingspecifically pointedout, the same being realized and atcombinationspointed out in the claims hereof.

WVit-h the above and other objects of the invention in view, theinvention conslsts in the novel construction, arrangement and combination ofvarlous devlces, elements and parts, as set fort-h 1n theclaims hereof, one embodlment of thesame being illustrated in theace,companymg drawings and describedlnthls specification.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying my invention, showingthe same assembled, in position for use;

Fig. 2 is a View of such a device showing the arms folded down flatwithout the necessity of disassembling and inla position for storing orpacking; the supporting legs being removed and laid over on the bodyofthe device; Fig. 3 is an end view of the device in the position shownin Fig. 2, not showing, however, the legs; and

Fig. 4 is asectio-na1 view of Fig. 1 along the line 44:.

In carrying the invention into effect in the embodiment thereof whichhas been selected for illustration in the accompanying drawings and fordescription in this specification,

suitable size or shape, but which I prefer to make substantially asshown in Fig. 1. of thedrawings, and I provide supporting legs therefor12, each having a foot 13 adapted to hold same in an upright position.Referring tained by means ofthe instrumentalitiesand I provide a member11, which may be of any to Fig.2 it will be seen thateachleg has. atitsupper end a pin 19 which is adapted toenter a co-acting socket in themembertll; whereby the parts when assembled are in the form shown inFig. 1. The member 11 is provided with recesses 16 extendingabout half-.way up from the lower edge of the memberll.

Referring to Fig. 2, whichshows the rear side of the member 11, it willbe seen that a, series of eyes 20 are provided, through which isinserted a'rod17; thisconstruction is also shown in Figs. 3 and 4..

I provide a series ofarms 14 adapted to receive and support devices,such,as rings 15, which may be thrown at such arms- These arms arepivotally supported on the rod.17, as will be clear from Fig. 2. Each ofthese arms is provided at its rear end with acounterweight 18, which isof such weight propor tionately to the part of said arms forward ofthepivotal support 17 as to cause eachso f, said arms normally to occupya. position shown in Fig. 1 but more particularly in Fig. 4, in whichthe forward end is considerably above the rear end. The counterweights;1.8 are preferably not equal in weight to each other, but'are ofdifferent weights whereby certain predeterminedgarms 14 are moreresistant to depression into the position shown at the right hand inFig. 1 than are other/of. said arms. r 1 v p In connection with theapparatus above described, there may besemp-loyeddevices. adapted to bethrown towards/the- .arms; 14t= and-to becaught thereby, suchasringsglfi, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4; of the drawings. In Fig. '1,onfthe secondarm from the left. of the figure, there is shown aringwhichhas found a secure lodgm-ent-onsone of the 2 arms, whereas. at the rightliand of-Fig. 1

there is shown a ring. which has secured only. a partial lodgment onthearm located at that part of the, device, butbeing near the outer endofthe. arm, the weight ofthe'ring. has I overbalanced thecounterw-eightlS so that the arm has bee-n'drawn into the releaseposition.

and, the ring. is aboutto. dropv therefrom.- If desired, there may beplaced uponv the member 11 above the various slots 16, figuresindicating. the number of 'points which; a.

upon the particulararm corresponding to the particular set offigures. I

player is entitled to receivebyfplacing a ring with rings 15 or similardevices, stand at a suitable distance from the device and throw therings toward the same, in the effort to cause said rings to becomelodged upon the forwardly extending arms 14. Every ring which does notfind a lodgment upon an arm merely falls to the ground and is notcounted. If a rin is fairly and squarely thrown upon one of t 1e arms,it will occupy the osition shown on the left-hand in Fig. 1, an in thatcase the player throwing same is entitled to the number of points whichis indicated on the member 11 above the arm upon which his ring islodged. If a ring is not thrown fairly and squarely upon an arm, butmerely becomes engaged with the outer end of the arm, as shown at theright-hand in Fig. 1, the ring will probably not slide down the armbackward into the position shown by the other ring, but will, on accountof the greater leverage then brought into play, depress the arm 14against the action of the counterweight 18 into the position shown onthe right hand in Fig. 1, whereupon the ring slides off and falls to theground and is not counted.

Some of the arms having a much lighter counterweight than others, makesthem easier to depress into the ring-discharging position, and it istherefore obviouslymore difficult to causea ring to find secure lodgmenton a light counterweighted than upon a heavily counterweighted arm, andsuch light counterweighted arms are therefore given a hi her creditvalue than the heavily counterweig ited arms, as for instance the middlearm of the series, upon which, if a ring is securely lodged, the playerreceives a credit of 1000 points. This is because the said middle arm isvery lightly counterweighted, as will be seen by Fig. 2, where thecounterweight is shown very short, so that said arm is comparativelydelicate to the touch and very easily depressed, so that a ring willslide off the same unless it is fairly lodged clear back against themember 11.

The advantages of my invention are that it provides a simple butentertaining game for young and old alike, which can be played eitherindoors or outdoors, and which is of a compact and durable construction,besides being easily assembled and disassembled for packing andtransportation.

I do not limit myself to the particular details of construction setforth in the foregoing specification and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, as the same refer to and embody only one embodiment of theinvention and it is obvious that the same may be modified, within thescope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention. For instance, instead of providing separate anddistinct counterweights 18 for the rear ends ofthe arms 14, the saidarms themselves may be of different lengths, or may be pivoted atdifferent points upon the rod 17, so as to afford a varying degree ofstability.

Under some circumstances it may be considered desirable to have thecounterweights on the arms 14 adjustable so as to increase or decreasethe stability. This can be course be done in various way, which will beobvious to those skilled in the art, as for instance by mounting suchcounterweights slidably on the arms and adjusting the same by means of aset-screw or similar device.

It is also obvious that the supporting frame of my device need not be ofexactly the form shown in the drawings and hereinabove described. F orinstance, instead of the recess 16, a mere opening through the member 11may be provided, in which the swinging arm 14 may be pivoted, theopening being elongated sufficiently to permit the swing of the arm. Ifdesired, this supporting frame may even be simplified to an extremedegree by providing a wire frame-work for the support of the swingingarms upon which they may be pivotally mounte in any desired manner, thesaid frame-work being provided with a stop of some suitable constructionto hold the swinging arms in the desired position to re ceive the ringsthrown thereon.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent is as follows:

1. In a game device, the combination with a supporting frame, of aplurality of arms pivotally supported on said frame, said arms beingbalanced upon said frame so that each arm will normally lie at apredetermined angle to the vertical and being adapted to be moved out ofsaid angle and into another position, said arms being balancedrespectively in such manner that one of said arms is more easilydepressed than another of said arms.

2. In a game device, the combination with a frame, of an arm pivotallysupported on said frame, said arm being provided with a counterweight atits rear end whereby said arm is normally held in a predeterminedposition, but being adapted to be moved into another predeterminedposition, said counterweight being adjustable longitudinally of saidarm.

3. In a game device, the combination with a supporting frame, of an armpivotally se cured thereto adapted to normally lie at an upwardpredetermined angle to the vertical when the device is in operation andadapted to swing back of the supporting frame So as to lie fiat againstthe same'when the device is out of operation therebyeconomizing pack-.ing and storage space- In witness whereof I have hereunto signed myname this 4th day of January 1928.

HENRY GOWER HOSE.

